The Bible - Ezekiel 9

And, behold, six men came from the
way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter
weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a
writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen
altar.

And the glory of the God of Israel
was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house.
And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by
his side;

And the LORD said unto him, Go
through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark
upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations
that be done in the midst thereof.

Slay utterly old and young, both
maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is
the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which
were before the house.

And it came to pass, while they
were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and
said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring
out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

Then said he unto me, The iniquity
of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of
blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken
the earth, and the LORD seeth not.